You are done packing the bags, you put on your airport look and now you are all set to board the flight to your dream vacation. You might as well want to post a picture of the trip, or share a picture of your boarding pass. But wait, doing this recklessly may cost you your privacy.
While boarding passes do not include some outright personal information like an address or a phone number, they do involve certain codes that would work well for a crime actor to find information about you
The documents may appear to be nothing more than travel keepsakes outside of their primary use at the airport, but they are much more informative than many travellers realise. According to Amir Tarighat, CEO of cybersecurity company Agency, “people often think, like, ‘Just this information isn’t enough to compromise (me)’ but that’s not how the attackers view that information.” Boarding passes possess information like the flyer’s legal name, your ticket number, and passenger name record (PNR), a six-digit alphanumeric code specific to their reservation.
Meanwhile, Amir Sachs, founder and CEO of cybersecurity and IT company Blue Light IT said, “Using the PNR and your last name, a hacker can have full access to your booking information, which will give them access to your phone number, email address, and emergency contact information.” Getting a hand to an individual’s PNR also lead to a passenger’s frequent flier number, Known Traveller Number (associated with Global Entry and TSA Pre-Check), and re
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